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The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) recognised the leading lights in the automotive industry at its prestigious Annual Dinner, held this year at the Savoy, London, which was attended by around 380 of the sector’s leading figures and the IMI’s patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

Businesses that employ young apprentices will be required to run schemes for a minimum of 12 months under new rules unveiled by the Government.

After working closely with the industry and VOSA, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) recently launched a level 3 Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) route in Light Vehicle Inspection.

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched Indicate, a set of motoring themed, free teaching resource that schools can use to deliver the Key Stage 3 maths curriculum and introduce students to the motor industry.

Students at Cardiff and Vale College have won all three SkillAuto Wales Regional Heats that took place last week at the College’s Automotive Academy. 18 year-old Matthew Bailey, 22 year-old Daniel Coles and 23 year-old Rhys Morris won the Body Repair, Paint Refinishing and Light Vehicle Repair competitions respectively.

CAVC pass first Senior MET Technician in the UK

Friday 1 June saw around 1000 students from across England and Wales attend the FIA European Drag Racing Championship event at Santa Pod in Northamptonshire, as part of the first Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Youth Day.

The automotive industry has today launched Discover Automotive Retail, a scheme that will see young people get the chance to experience the diverse variety of careers and apprenticeships available in the UK’s £146* billion a year automotive retail sector.

Winners of June 2012 edition of MIM have been announced.

Following seven regional heats around the UK, the top six scoring automotive glazing technicians have been named for the final of UK Master Fitter 2012, which is being held at the national Skills Show at the NEC, Birmingham, in November.

Steve Nash, currently After Sales Director of BMW, will be joining the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) as CEO in January 2013.

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced a series of nationwide events to promote awareness of careers in the retail automotive industry to education professionals.